Rocking the Classics : English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture
by
Edward Macan
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195098870
ISBN-13
9780195098877
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 6th, 1997
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
661 grams
Dimensions
24.30 x 16.00 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Rock & Pop musicCultural studies
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This study looks at the music and history of progressive rock, a genre criticized for its privileged, upper-middle class roots. By using an interdisciplinary approach it shows how progressive rock served as a vital cultural expression of the counterculture of the late 1960s and 1970s in England.
This is the first authoritative study of the music and history of progressive rock, a genre praised for its virtuoso instrumental solos and gargantuan stage shows, but also criticized for its privileged, upper-middle class roots. By using an interdisciplinary approach that draws together cultural theory, musicology, and music criticism, Macan illuminates how progressive rock - which includes bands such as King Crimson, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, Genesis, the Moody Blues, and Pink Floyd - served as a vital cultural expression of the counterculture of the late 1960s and 1970s in England.
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